Finished Product

A week ago today I was stressing out...I was burnt out. It's so weird how I am so relaxed now! I'm sure it gets old reading me saying this, but in my head...Tuesdays and Fridays are blocked out...those are studio days...and Mondays and Thursdays are also blocked off cause those are the days I mostly work for studio. Now that all those slots are open...I really don't know what to do with myself. It's the greatest feeling. I have a paper due on Friday, so I have been reading a bit to gather more information. I'm gonna try to finish it today so I can fully go into vacation mode. I still need to go back to school and pick up all my stuff from my studio desk. I'll probably get to that over the weekend.

So I never showed what my finished model looks like...I need to bring it home and document it properly but for now:

This was my first time working with acrylic. I got everything laser cut and then I glued everything together with some gross glue. It was nerve racking to glue these things for me cause I wanted everything to be perfect...which obviously didn't happen. If you look at the second photo...the first frame from the right is the first frame I glued together. It looks less even....after that one I got better~ I don't mind that it looks bad since it was a learning process~ I really like acrylics and I would pick to work with it more if it wasn't so expensive and if the laser cutter lab at our school functioned better and would stick to the schedules they make. UGHHHH THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

Yesterday I was reading for my paper...when my friend called. He said he was at our school and was wondering if I'd want to hang out. So he picked me up (I has no car ;____;) and we went to the downtown Burbank area which is near the mall and all the restaurants, etc. We went to Urban Outfitters and looked at the cameras, then we both got hungry, so we walked to a Thai restaurant that is next to UO. It's called Chadaka Thai and it's my favorite Thai restaurant. We go there a little too much....but it's okay~

Me in one of the fake IKEA bathrooms. I got my nail polish from Leanne~!!

Looks like a grenade! I like it <3

My friend is an architecture student as well....He graduated already though ;____; And he has been applying for jobs in a bunch of cities....like SF! We go to IKEA for fun and pretend that those little rooms they have made are ours...and we imagine how our own apartments would look like. So yesterday we went to IKEA and walked around....sat on a lot of couches to find the best one that he should get if he happens to move up north. Then we went to the food store and I got ice cream and stocked up on Christmas stuff <3

OKAY TIME TO WRITE PAPER <3 bye bye

a fourth

I'm sitting in my bed (at my house) watching tv and playing tetris on facebook. I went to bed an hour ago...I was watching a movie, trying to go to sleep. But now I can't. So I got my laptop from my desk. My room is really cold right now, so I am appreciating the heat my laptop gives off. Today I was home the whole day. I played the piano and, when my parents went out, I put up the Christmas tree to surprise them.

I had my studio final on Thursday. I hadn't had any sleep last week....it's so weird that it's over now. All the stress is gone. I am still very tired. I have a theory paper that is due at the end of this week, so I'm gonna try to get myself to a library somehow. I don't have a car, so it gets a little difficult. It's hard cause I depend on people to give me rides, but I don't want to be in the way, so I'm gonna stop with that.

It is really strange to not have studio. I feel so happy and free. I just want to hang out and do as much as I can, but everyone is studying for their finals so I will have to wait.

I was gonna post photos of my new shoes, but I don't have them all with me so I couldn't take pictures of them, but I have photos from my phone of one out of four pairs~

They are fairly comfortable shoes. Not something I can wear everyday. I doubt I will ever get 100% comfortable walking with heals, but I try~

UGHHHHH I wish I was sleepy.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE <3

5. BREATH

The first floor of the gallery. Students hanging around...on the left, my professor and another are reviewing a student. The far back is the gallery displaying the work of one of my professor's firm. The photos below show some of his work.

My professor in the middle and another professor, sitting, are reviewing~

Another professor (right) reviewing.

Yesterday we had a "pre-final pin up" of our work. Our final is a week from tomorrow. My university has a small gallery in Hollywood that we went to. We were there for a few hours....but it wasn't so bad. Things were very casual...especially the critiques. I just talked to my professor privately as 90 students were talking loudly around us. I have SO much to do. I haven't slept in two days. Tomorrow...well today is Thanksgiving, but I will be home writing a draft for my theory paper which is due on Friday. I am stressed, but I am not THAT panicked, which worries me hahaha~

I can't wait till I'm done with the paper! I am not a very good writer...but this time I am not very confident about my thesis, so I'm dreading it even more~ Friday I have an engagement to go to....still need to find a dress.

Saturday is my mom's birthday. My sister and I have been planing a surprise for her...well she kind of knows already, but I told her not to tell my dad that she knows~ She is the type that likes to know in advance cause it makes her happy when she thinks about it, so I wanted her to be happy~

I just got an email from my professor that he sent to the entire section. He numbered the main points and wrote about what we need to do. This is the last point:

5. BREATH Take a break (a small one) for Thanksgiving.  Have some turkey.  This will be a long week and you dont want to burn out on the first day.  Pace yourself.

OKAY! OHH I bought....FOUR PAIRS OF SHOES TODAY(at very good prices...don't be mad at me ;___;). I will show photos soon~ OHHH..and my dad bought a new camera...RANDOM. OKAY time for the draft~

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE <3<3<3<3

HAHAHAHA...i am so lame

....I SUCK AT AUTOCAD. But it's okay. I try hard~ I have been working since early in the morning...gonna take a shower at 9:00 and then work some more until my friends pick me up at 11:30 so we can go watch...HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!! We purchased tickets to the midnight screening at the Archlight a month ago hahaha (SUPER PREPARED!)~ We have awesome seats <3

Donuts from yesterday~ <3 OKAY BACK TO WORK!!